Identify the ways in which the anterior pituitary differs from the posterior pituitary. Check all the apply.
A. The anterior pituitary is also known as the adenohypophysis.
B. The posterior pituitary secretes gonadotropins.
C. The anterior pituitary is stimulated by the hypothalamus via hormones that travel through the hypophyseal portal system.
D. Oxytocin is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
E. Cell bodies in the hypothalamus synthesize hormones that pass down the hypothalamo-hypophyseal tract and are stored in the posterior pituitary.
Ans:
A. The anterior pituitary is also known as the adenohypophysis.
C. The anterior pituitary is stimulated by the hypothalamus via hormones that travel through the hypophyseal portal system.
D. Oxytocin is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
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